Container and stand



Patented Mar.7,1922. I

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WALTER B. SIMON, OF CLAYTON, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO TRUSBIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A. CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that lVAL'rER B. SIMON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at 825 West Avenue, Clayton, iu the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers and Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved container and stand. In handling and storing fluent material such as liquids or wheat or coffee it is desirable to have a compact, durable and economical container and conveyor. In the instance where the container must be made to held several different materials such as coflee, sugar, and tea it is desirous to have the principal container divided into separate compartments to accommodate each of the articles and to have a conveyor connect with each compartment, which convey ors terminate in a single terminal conveyor which must be conveniently located. It is highly desirable to have the conveyors perform the dual function of conveyors and trusses or strengthening members. An adjustable platform must be conveniently located so that when a scale is placed. thereon and a bag or receptacle positioned on the scale that the bag or receptacle will be immediately under the terminal conveyor.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention has relation to certain novel :lt'eatures of construction and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the drawings in which Fig. 1, is a sectional elevation of my de vice and v Fig. 2, is a side elevation of my device.

Numeral 3 indicates the four legs preferably made of pipe which stand in the cups 4-; numeral 5 indicates a container divided into three compartments 6, 7 and 8, each compartment having an inverted frustoconical hopper formed at its lower end. Numeral 9 indicates a conveyor leading from the compartment 6 to the terminal conveyor 10; numeral 11 indicates a conveyor leading from the compartment 7 to the terminal conveyor 10 and numeral 12 indicates a conveyor leading from compartment 8 to terminal conveyor 10. Numerals 13, 14*and 15 indicate three slides, the first in con- CON TAINER AND STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent. t t Man *7, 22,

Application filed March 3, 1921.

Serial No. 449,571.

veyor 9, the second in conveyor 11 and the third in conveyor 12.

The legs 3 are secured together by the rods 16, secured by the nuts 17 and the rails 18. Any conventional means of joining the legs together may be used. The container 5 is suspended between the legs 3 by means of the angle irons 19 which are joined on to the container 5 in a conventional man ner and also on to the pipes 3. The upper sides of the container are flanged as shown at 20 which. flanges extend over the rails 18. A closed nipple such as 21 is positioned on the top of each of the legs 3 and the angle iron 18 is secured to the nipple on each leg by a screw such as 22. The angle irons 18 form the supports for the flanges 20. Numeral 23 indicates a rectangular top closure and 24 hinged covers for each compartment 6, 7 and 8; numerals 25 indicate lazed openings in each compartment in or er to make the amount of the contents externally visible. Numeral 26 indicates a rectangular platform to which are secured the angle irons 27. By means of winged bolts 28, passing through holes in the angle irons 27 and into holes in the legs 3, the platform is secured to the legs as shown. The legs are perforated so that the bolts 28 can be inserted in the legs 3 at any convenient point. By those means the height of the platform 26 may be adjusted. Numeral 29 indicates a conventional scale which is positioned on the platform. 26 and numeral 30 indicates a, container that is to be filled withv the contents of either of the compartments 6, 7 and 8. The operation is as follows: The bag or container to be filled is placed on the scale 29 and the slide 13 opened if it is desired to fill the bag with the contents of compartment 6, likewise slide 14 would be opened if it was desired to fill the bag with the contents of compartment 7 etc. Each compartment is filled through the topolosure 2 The platform 26. must be adjusted to accommodate different sizes of containers 30. I do not desire my invention limited to three compartments. It is equally effective with any number of compartments. In examining my containers and their positioning it will be seen that they form a truss which is suspended from the points 19. This is one of my leading features namely to so construct the conveyors so that they will function as trusses and thereby efficiently sustain the superimposed load of the container and contents.

hat I claim and mean to secure Letters Patent, is-

In combination with a stand having an adjustable platform, a container having a WALTER B. SIMON. 

